United Kingdom, April 5 -- Channing Tatum was learning on the job early in his acting career.

The 44-year-old movie star made his film debut in the drama 'Coach Carter' back in 2005 - but Channing thinks his acting skills have really matured in recent years.

Channing - who actually worked as a stripper and as a model before finding success in Hollywood - told 'Extra': "I was getting jobs before I knew what even acting was or how to do it.

"I was doing all, like, kinda on-the-job training in a way, just being like, 'Okay, just say the line naturally,' instead of actually understanding what acting is and what this, like, beautiful gift is."

Channing has "learned so much" about acting from watching films.

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